BY COOLIE AND CARAVAN ACROSS CENTRAL ASIA
A PRIMITIVE SANDAL THAT SUGGESTS A MODERN FASHION
A "grass shoe" is made from rice straw twisted into ropes and is a customary form of
footwear among the Himalayan people of Baltistan, Astor, and Gilgit, and among Kashmiris for
mountain work. It is particularly useful for traveling over snow and rock (see text, page 376).
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TOILERS Of THE GREAT WHITE SPACES
The Kashmiri coolie carries heavy loads over the mountain trails, and he employs a novel
method of doing it. After walking or trotting a short distance, he places behind him his
T-shaped stick and rests his load upon it. In this way he carries up to 60 pounds over difficult
country, making from to to 15 miles a day.
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